Lady slings the blues: Remy Bumppo’s Blues for an Alabama Sky catches an Angel in free fall
Playwright Pearl Cleage is deservedly getting her flowers in Chicago this month with a citywide...
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Author: Frank Sennett
Revolution at A Red Orchid finds hope and humor among the weirdos who hang out behind the mall
Puff (Stephanie Shum) and Jame (Taylor Blim) are two young oddballs hanging out in the alley...
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Shattered Globe’s stripped-down A View From the Bridge packs a savage punch at Theater Wit
It’s amazing how significantly a change of venue can affect how a play lands with an...
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Poignant Birthday Candles delivers a good cry at Northlight
I wouldn’t be surprised if Noah Haidle wrote Birthday Candles, which opened Wednesday at...
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Hamilton doesn’t throw away its second shot in triumphant Broadway in Chicago return
Now that the intense cultural hype has faded around Lin-Manuel Miranda’s epic 2015 musical...
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Little Shop of Horrors at Paramount Aurora shows it’s not easy chasing green
It takes a bit of pruning to untangle the creative vines entwined around Little Shop of Horrors....
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Russian Tea Time at 30: Contemporary ambience meets Old World cuisine in the Loop
Shots of house-infused horseradish vodka and sweet Russian tea-based cocktails flowed freely as...
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Next Restaurant and UMMO boost Chicago’s fine-dining Italian options for fall
For some people, Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. For me, it’s Next Restaurant. I...
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Michael Jackson’s legend comes full circle with national tour kickoff of MJ in Chicago
Exactly 33 1/3 miles from the Michael Jackson Family Home in Gary, Indiana, MJ spins a platinum LP...
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No Man’s Land at Steppenwolf mines profound, and profoundly funny, truths from our uncertain human condition
Harold Pinter was such a sui generis artist that the term Pinteresque was coined to describe his...
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